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  "slug": "us-construction-craft-openings-2025",
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  "topic": "construction",
  "claim": "88% of US construction firms that employ craft workers reported openings for craft workers in 2025, according to the AGC workforce survey.",
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    "name": "Associated General Contractors of America (AGC)",
    "title": "2025 Workforce Survey Analysis",
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    "text": "88 percent of firms that directly employ craft workers report having openings for craft workers",
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    "Survey of AGC members and other firms; not a random sample."
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    "apa": "Whirrwork. (2026, October 25). 88% of US construction firms that employ craft workers reported openings for craft workers in 2025, according to the AGC workforce survey [Statistic]. Whirrwork Research. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-construction-craft-openings-2025/",
    "chicago": "Whirrwork. “88% of US construction firms that employ craft workers reported openings for craft workers in 2025, according to the AGC workforce survey.” Whirrwork Research. Published October 25, 2026. Accessed October 25, 2026. https://whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-construction-craft-openings-2025/.",
    "mla": "“88% of US construction firms that employ craft workers reported openings for craft workers in 2025, according to the AGC workforce survey.” Whirrwork Research, Whirrwork, 25 Oct. 2026, whirrwork.com/research/stats/us-construction-craft-openings-2025/. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.",
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    "source_apa": "AGC of America. (n.d.). 2025 Workforce Survey Analysis. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://www.agc.org/sites/default/files/users/user21902/2025%20Workforce%20Survey%20Analysis_V2.pdf"
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